I tried setting resolution of 1280 x 1024 for a Viewsonic flat screen monitor in Fedora 3. ... However, the next time it started, the monitor said resolution not supported. ... The error message was wrong about the capability of the monitor. Any ideas on why I can run the monitor at 1280 x 1024 in Windows but not Linux?
The resolution is not the only spec at play here. The refresh rate is an important factor. Faster frame rates are great for CRT's but aren't necessary for LCD's. As the frame rate goes up, so does the line rate...and the pixel rate...the hardware used to capture and rescale the image on flat screens just won't handle the higher rates. This has caught a lot of the graphics and O.S. guys off guard. Later versions (Knoppix included) are behaving better.
If you can choose the refresh rate, choose 60 Hz. (I know a lot of install stuff is automatic now). Also, if you can, choose more than one resolution. That way you can get your screen back by switching to a lower res (in X, press Ctrl-Alt-+, the + being the one on the number pad).
Ultimately, you may need to edit the /etc/X11/XConfig4 file. Perhaps someone has already done this and has notes...better than me making something up.
Barry -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-newbie
